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The Valley Center Township handbook

Living in Valley Center Township, KS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Valley Center Township comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Macksville City Library, 6.3 miles away, is the closest library to Valley Center Township.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Valley Center Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNinnescah Rural E C Acooperative utilityMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Valley Center Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMacksville Unified School District 351Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes67557, 67550Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Valley Center Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Ninnescah Rural E C A

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Valley Center Township.

Start or move service: ninnescah.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Valley Center Township

100% of 16 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
GBT CommunicationsFiber100%2,500/2,500
NextlinkFixed wireless62%100/20
IdeaTekFixed wireless19%50/5

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Valley Center Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valley Center Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Valley Center Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Valley Center Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Valley Center Township (70%) is in Macksville Unified School District 351; parts are in Fort Larned Unified School District 495 (30%).

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsValley Center Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePawnee County ClerkElections here are run by Pawnee County (county election office). 715 Broadway, Larned, KS 67550-3098 · (620) 285-3721 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvoteinfo.voteks.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Valley Center Township spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Valley Center Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Valley Center TownshipZIP’s residents in Valley Center Township
67557Macksville, KS70%2%
67550Larned, KS30%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomPawnee Valley Community Hospital12.2 miles awayGet a library cardMacksville City Library333 N. Main · (620) 348-3555

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Valley Center Township

Who provides electricity in Valley Center Township?

Ninnescah Rural E C A (Ninnescah Rural E C A Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Valley Center Township?

GBT Communications, Nextlink, IdeaTek (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Valley Center Township?

67557 (70%), 67550 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Valley Center Township in?

Macksville Unified School District 351. Parts of the city are in Fort Larned Unified School District 495.

How do I register to vote in Valley Center Township?

In Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Pawnee County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.